950 Pounds of Garbage Recovered From San Diego Bay

Second Annual Power Scuba San Diego Bay Underwater Cleanup a Success
 
SAN DIEGO - Oct. 30, 2015 - PRLog -- San Diego non-profit organization Power Scuba held its second annual San Diego Bay Underwater Cleanup on Saturday, October 24th.  90 volunteers attended, of which 45 participants were scuba divers. The event was held in partnership with the Port of San Diego and corporate sponsor The Control Group.

Divers and onshore volunteers recovered 950 pounds of trash from the water. The most common garbage items found by volunteers included cans, bottles, plastic bags, and cigarette butts.  Among the more notable items retrieved were a stereo system, a skateboard, an iPhone, a can of spam, a mountain bike, a microwave, a 5-inch artillery shell, and a porthole. A box of .44 magnum hollow-point bullets was brought up from the bottom and turned over to Harbor Police.

Marshall Merrifield, Vice-Chairman of the San Diego Unified Port Commission, welcomed the all-volunteer group. Diving in San Diego Bay is typically forbidden, but Power Scuba obtains special permission from the Port of San Diego so divers can help remove trash and pollutants from iconic San Diego monuments like the USS Midway, the Star of India, the Soviet B-39 attack submarine, and Tuna Harbor.

The San Diego Bay Underwater Cleanup is one of Power Scuba’s many efforts to help preserve and beautify our underwater ecosystem. The ecologically-minded group hosts regular beach, harbor, and bay cleanups around San Diego County. To participate in the next volunteer event, please visit www.powerscuba.org.

About Power Scuba

Power Scuba is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to ocean stewardship and the preservation of our underwater environment. Comprised primarily of scuba divers, Power Scuba will educate the community, through outreach and programs, about the local underwater ecosystem, which desperately needs our help. The corporation will provide a means by which divers can be more active in scuba activities while they also become attuned to the plight the ocean currently faces. Certified divers can learn more about Power Scuba’s missions and events by visiting http://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/.

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